- Date
- March 13, 1968
- Place
- Flushing, NY · FLUSHING, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5208UCessna 206
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111163
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0829 68/3/13 FLUSHING,NY CESSNA 206 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 270 TIME - 2040 N5208U PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAGUARDIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION TURBULENCE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RAMP/TAXIWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 26 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- GLARE ICE ON TAXIWAY.WIND 320 DEG 20K GUSTING TO 35K. CONVAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5208U
- Reported as
- Cessna 206
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laguardia
N5208URegistration cancelled Jun 3, 2022 · Cessna 206Airframe modelCessna 206Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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